Table 1.
Antimicrobial activity of extracts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
| Microorganisms |
Zone of inhibition(mm)*
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Ampicillin
(25μg) |
Clotrimazole
(30μg) |
DMSO | |
| Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus | Nl | 10 | 10 | Nl | 25 | ND | Nl |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | Nl | 8 | 8 | Nl | 8 | ND | Nl |
| Escherichia coli | 12 | 12 | 9 | Nl | 16 | ND | Nl |
| Psuedomonasaeruginosa | Nl | 10 | 9 | Nl | 7 | ND | Nl |
| Aspergillusniger | 16 | 23 | 12 | Nl | ND | 25 | Nl |
| Candida albicans | 15 | 17 | Nl | Nl | ND | 17 | Nl |
*: values indicate sterile disc diameter (6 mm) and are mean of three replicates
DMSO : Dimethyl sulphoxide
ND : Not determined
Nl : No inhibition